A Parenting and Children's Health Blog by Dr. Natasha Burgert
TweetShe was old. Like why-did-you-throw-the-blue-diamond-back-into-the-ocean old. I noticed her heading to the front of the room, after I finished delivering a presentation on childhood vaccines. Her hair was fashioned into a perfect silver coif, tightly tucked behind both ears. She was wearing a pressed dress of thick, sky blue cotton. As she stepped closer, I [...]
TweetIn many of our local supermarkets, there is a section of organic produce in addition to produce that is traditionally farmed. For those of us selecting and preparing food for our families, we often wonder what items, if any, we should purchase with the organic label. When I shop, I typically choose traditionally farmed foods [...]
TweetThe common wart is a pesky bump on the surface of the skin. Although typically not harmful, warts can be very bothersome. And most kids and parents agree… Ewwww! Warts are gross. When a child happens to get a common wart, families have 2 questions: How to prevent, and how to remove. First, how to [...]
TweetShe spends hours with them. Literally hours. And, apparently she is not alone. Lego Friends have captured the heart of my daughter, as well as thousands of other school-aged girls across the country. In fact, the Lego Friends series has been a financial boom to the Lego corporation in just a few months. The Friends [...]
TweetWe bathe our babies in all sorts of things. From kitchen sinks to “luxury” baby spas, there seems to be something for everyone. A photo/update is being shared on social networks regarding a “new” way to bathe our kids; putting infants in laundry baskets and then placing them in adult bathtubs. When I saw this [...]
Tweet I visited with 5 charming teenagers last week. Four of them had something in common: These teenagers are texting in the middle of the night, nearly every night. Texting in the middle of the night is not a new phenomenon. Over 2 years ago, reports on teenagers texting at night began to surface. One [...]
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TweetI am thrilled with the increasing interest in my work at KCKidsDoc. Increasing readership, however, has also increased the amount of harsh, unproductive, or simply inappropriate comments offered to the blog. I fully understand and accept that dialog about child health and parenting is not absolute, and that readers may disagree with me and with [...]